Fish cleaning apparatus

A portable fish cleaning apparatus for use with a container having upper edge portions which define a mouth of the container, comprising:

• a platform having upper and lower surfaces and an opening formed therein;
• first sidewall means connected to the upper surface of the platform generally adjacent to the opening formed in the platform for containing the fish debris on the platform;
• second sidewall means pivotally connected to the first sidewall means, the sidewall means comprising elongated members which are positioned generally parallel to the upper surface of the platform and pivotally connected to the first sidewalls for pivotal movements across the upper surface of the platform toward and away from the opening formed in the platform for sweeping fish debris into the opening;
• blade means removably secured to the platform adjacent to the opening for assistance in cleaning the fish;
• connecting means secured to the platform and the blade means for removably securing the blade means to the platform;
• groove means formed in the lower surface of the platform generally adjacent to the opening for receiving the mouth of a container;
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• locking means connected to the lower surface of the platform for securing the platform to the container.

A portable fish cleaning apparatus for use with a trash container having upper edge portions which define a mouth of a container, comprising:

• a platform means for positioning on top of a container such that the platform means is supported in a spaced relationship relative to a supporting surface by said container, said platform means comprising a platform having upper and lower surfaces and an opening formed therein;
• groove means formed in the lower surface of the platform generally adjacent to the opening formed in the platform for receiving a mouth of a container so that when the platform is placed on a container at least a portion of the top edge of the container is inserted in the groove means for preventing the platform from slipping off the container when the apparatus is used for cleaning fish, wherein the groove means includes a circumferential groove which encompasses the opening formed in the platform for receiving the upper edge portions of a container so that the mouth of the container is fully inserted into the circumferential groove;
• locking means connected to the lower surface of the platform generally adjacent to the groove means for engaging the container for releasably securing the platform to the trash container, wherein the locking means comprise elongated locking members pivotally secured to the lower surface of the platform so that the locking members can be pivoted to engage the container and locked in place to hold the platform onto the container.